Business First Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock (BFST)

Financials·equity

$30.49

-0.72% today

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Market Census Score

53/ 100

Score level

Average

6 of 6 checks had data

Smart-money score is on the low side; price trend score is above the middle; and business numbers score is on the high side.

BFST scores higher than 61% of the 927 tickers we compare it with (Financials).

As of 9 October 2026, Business First Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock (BFST) scores 53 out of 100 on the Market Census six-factor composite, which puts it at the Average score level. The score is made from six named factors: price trend, strength vs the market, company finances, insider trades, market mood and recent momentum. It records what they read on 9 October 2026, and it is not investment advice.

Updated 9 October 2026 · scores usually change about once a day

Key statistics

Market fields as reported. An em-dash means we hold no value for this ticker — most of the universe has no daily price or volume read.

Relative volume: 1.05× 30-day average
52-week range: 22.56 – 32.52
Market cap: $1.00B
Earnings date: 26 Oct 2026
Dividend yield: 2.29%

Volume: 218,389
Avg. volume (30d): 207,453

Open: 30.57
Previous close: 30.71
Day's range (regular session): 30.47 – 30.74

The last trade can be an extended-hours trade, so it can sit outside the regular-session range.

Shown without a peer ranking — we hold no percentile for these yet, so there is nothing here to locate them against.

Beta: 0.74
P/E (TTM): 11.15
EPS (TTM): 2.98

Score breakdown · six named factors

Price trend

Strength vs the market

Company finances

Insider trades

Market mood

Recent momentum

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Premium data held for BFST

17 SEC Form 4 insider transactions in the last 90 daysPremium

Counts of rows Market Census holds for BFST. A dash in the factor table above means that factor has no data for this ticker — it is not a locked value. Compare plans

What the score says about BFST right now

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock (BFST) currently scores 53/100 on the Market Census six-factor composite, at the Average score level. BFST is -0.72% on the day and -1.23% over five sessions as of the most recent tick. Average sits in the middle. The good and the bad in BFST's data roughly balance out right now. BFST's strongest factor is price trend at 73/100 — a strong read on which way the price has been going. The weakest factor is insider trades at 11/100 — a well below average read on insider buying and selling. Insider filings for BFST lean toward selling; on a thinly filed name a few filings can set this reading.

Generated from the six-factor breakdown above. Changes when the underlying scores do, usually about once a day. More on what the score means.

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